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Meant FABER - sorry. Stedman's Abbrev/Acronyms

Posted By: QA on 2008-01-28
In Reply to: The FABRE test. - QA

Subject: Meant FABER - sorry. Stedman's Abbrev/Acronyms

Acronym - Stands for flexion, abduction, and external rotation

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stedman's abbrev
Subject: stedman's abbrev

capitalizes the IU part,

Stedman's Abbrev has it like this ---- nm
Subject: Stedman's Abbrev has it like this ---- nm

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Oops...you know I meant Stedman's! nm
Subject: Oops...you know I meant Stedman's! nm

Yes they are acronyms
Subject: Yes they are acronyms

ACRONYMS MEDICAL
Coronary artery diease!

Try this acronym website for help
http://www.drsref.com.au/acronyms/

is Saltz regimen-site also has acronyms
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FABER
Subject: FABER

Sacroiliac Joint Pain:
- elicited with the patient lying on the affected side without support (Gaenslen's test), direct compression,
or Flexion, Abduction and External Rotation (FABER test);

From:
http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/exam_of_the_lumbar_spine

No reverse mentioned.

FABER
Subject: FABER

stands for flexion, abduction and external rotation. I always capitalize the letters because it's an abbreviation. :-)

FABER or fabere
Subject: FABER or fabere

Can anyone give me a good rule of thumb to use for distinguishing these, or are they the same, and if so - which is preferred?

It's FABER or FABERE (sm)
Subject: It's FABER or FABERE (sm)

FABER stands for Flexion, ABduction, and External Rotation of the hip. FABERE stands for Flexion, ABduction, External Rotation, and Extension. It could be either. Luckily, my dictators usually spell it for me.

FABER/FABERE
Subject: FABER/FABERE

Thanks much!

FABER test
Subject: FABER test

I've seen conflictions in spelling here. Is it Faber test or FABER test?

Thanks bunches!

FABER: it's an acronym... nm
Subject: FABER: it's an acronym... nm

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Faber or Fabere's maneuver?
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ortho exam - 'reverse' FABER sm
Subject: ortho exam - 'reverse' FABER sm

I know of FABER, but can anyone verify reverse FABER?

Hips negative for 'reverse' FABER.

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Thanks for the info my company likes FABER...QA giged me on it the other way.
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FABER (flexion, abduction, external rotation)? NM
Subject: FABER (flexion, abduction, external rotation)? NM

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FABER stands for Flexion, Abduction, and External Rotation of the hip.
Subject: FABER stands for Flexion, Abduction, and External Rotation of the hip.

I have Stedman medical & surgical equipment and words and find that out of my Stedman books (have 4
Subject: I have Stedman medical & surgical equipment and words and find that out of my Stedman books (have 4 others) this is the one I use the most. Just my preference.

abbrev
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abbrev
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thanks! this one is not in my abbrev. book either :(
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Word or Abbrev.
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The abbrev for that is NAC so maybe saying IV NAC? or oral NAC? nm
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All I can find also in 3 abbrev books. sm
Subject: All I can find also in 3 abbrev books. sm

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Good abbrev link for you. sm
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OSM is abbrev for osmosis and osmolarity. sm
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